Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Fast Forwarding the Future
Applications for the B.F.A. in Emerging Media Arts for fall 2022 enrollment will open August 2021.
Prepare for careers in
filmmaking, game design, special effects, app development, theme park experiences, virtual reality, and animation.
Learn creative coding, sonic and sensory media, wearable technology and writing across media. Build your own company and start your own career in one of the pre-eminent emerging media arts programs in the country.
The Nebraska Value
More value. More from your degree.
Nebraska offers you one of the best value college experiences out there. Among the lowest tuition in the Big Ten; 65% of first-year students receive institutional grants or scholarships.*
*National Center for Education Statistics
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About Us
We are looking for self-motivated, young people from all over the world who are creative builders—who write novels and short stories, who make movies, who build apps, who create video games, who write comic books and graphic novels, who build 3-D models, who create puzzles and who contribute to open-source software projects, and more. Our unique program creates “X-shaped graduates” who understand design, story, entrepreneurship and code. These core competencies give them ownership over their future and allow them to thrive in a changing, diverse, global environment.
Carson Center course explores virtual and social worlds
Lincoln, Neb.--Assistant Professor of Practice in Emerging Media Arts Anna Henson taught a special topics course this semester titled “Creating Augmented Worlds,” to explore virtual and mixed reality and explore how people can be together, even if they’re f
Creative Coder Ferriss presents next IGNITE
Lincoln, Neb.--Artist and creative coder Adam Ferriss will present virtually at the next IGNITE colloquium.
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For more information or questions about the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts:
Megan McMasters, Director of Operations
megan.mcmasters@unl.edu